I don't compromise on QR's, so for WW builds they are very heavy (126g/pair) but I'm on Shimano XT, I'd have XTR but they are ruddy expensive.Shimano give better clamping than external cam (higher leverage ratio) and the mechanism is internal and so keep clean.Bike is a genuine daily rider.

I don't compromise on QR's, so for WW builds they are very heavy (126g/pair) but I'm on Shimano XT, I'd have XTR but they are ruddy expensive.Shimano give better clamping than external cam (higher leverage ratio) and the mechanism is internal and so keep clean.Bike is a genuine daily rider.

hm. XT set is 126g/pair?

a set of XTR 985s weigh 125g. i can get and XTR rear for $22...but it is 65g. i agree that shimano has a fantastic clamping mechanism.

i have a DT ratchetlock that came with a wheelset, but i'm not a huge fan, and it is 50g (for the steel version -- 44g for the titanium version).

i generally prefer internal cam skewers (like shimano), esp for applications such as a time trial bike with horizontal dropouts. however, for the MTB i'm not so sure which way to go. seems like an opportunity to drop a 30g, but i don't want something that cannot survive real-world usage.

I am using the 30g per pair Ti skewers - search ebay for J&L (ok, so are not Q/R but with 4 mm hex socket) and had no issues so far..... my riding is XC so no jumps and I weigh more than most on here.

It is hard to know how hard to tighten these - too lose and they may come undone, too tight and the thinned down Ti spindle may snap - but with Ti I do them up until I can feel the Ti spindle beginning to twist i.e. it is no longer screwing into the cap and that is the point when I stop - has worked ok so far.

I have had skewers with Q/R lever from same seller and same = no problems.

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